Soot- COLLECT TANK Ships equipped with a soot-collecting tank 1L After washing the boiler/economizer gas side, all generated boiler/economizer washdown water should be collected in the soot-collecting tank. 2 The soot-collecting tank should be equipped with a drain to the ship's bilge holding tank and/or with an eductor for overboard discharge. 3 Optionally, the soot collecting tank should be fitted with (a) a removable basket with mesh or filter bag at the inlet side of the tank (below the inlet pipe} for a more efficient separation/removal of the entrained soot particles; {b) internal subdivisions (one or more stages) to facilitate the decanting of the washwater; {c) 2 piping/valve arrangement to skim/transfer/drain the top surface level of the tank {where any trace of oil-like substances might have been accumulated) to the bilge water holding tank. ‘An indicative arrangement is shown in the Figures 1 and 2 Figure 4: Soot-drain arrangement Figure 2: Soot-collecting tank 4 ifthe soot collecting tank is equipped with the arrangement set out in 3(c), then the “skimmed” top layer of the tank which may contain any ol-ike traces should be drained to the ship's bilge water holding tank. Any separated solid soot should be then collected for being subsequently discharged to a reception facility. The remaining decanted wash water should either be drained to the bilge water holding tank or discharged overboard through the eductor. 3.1.5 If the soot collecting tank is NOT equipped with the arrangement set out in 3.1.3(¢), then any separated solid soot should be collected for being subsequently discharged to a reception facility, The remaining decanted wash water should be drained to the bilge water holding tank.ABS Garbage Management Manual Every ship of 100 gross tonnage and above, and every ship certified to carry 15 persons or more, and fixed or floating platforms shall cary a garbage management plan. ‘Additionally, every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above, and every ship certified to carry 15 persons or more engaged in voyages to ports o offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of another party to MARPOL and evary fixed or floating platform shall carry a Garbage Record Book. ‘Also, every ship of 12 meters or more in length overall and fixed or floating platforms shall display placards to notify the crew and passengers of the ship's disposal requirements. ‘The garbage management pian shall provide written procedures for minimizing, collecting, storing, processing and disposing of ship-generated garbage, including the use of the equipment on board. It shall also designate the person or persons in charge of carrying out the plan. Such a plan shall be in accordance with the guidelines developed by the organization and written in the working language of the crew. There shell also be a Garbage Record Book for recording each digcharge into the sea or a reception facility or completed incineration. : What isthe intent of the Garage Management Manoa To provide a systematic approach to the enforcement and control of garbage in the marine environment. + Howwill that be accomplished? @y requiring shipboard management plans for crews to follow which provide written procedures for minimizing, collecting, storing, processing and disposing of ship-generated garbage, including the use of equipment on board, in ‘accordance with Regulation 10/2] of Annex V MARPOL 73/78. + Do I need to comply? Every ship of 100 tons gross tonnage and above, and every ship which is ‘certified to carry 15 persons or mote, and fixed oF floating platforms must comply by developing and implementing a garbage management system: as specified in a Garbage M nt Manual. «Ie there a waiver on compliance with the Garbage Record Book requirement? ‘Yes, if the Administration agrees for: It] any ship engaged on voyages of one hour or less in duration which is certified to carry 15 persons or more; or [2] Fixed or floating platforms ‘ABS Garbage Management Manual Introduction Revision 2, Septomber 2012+ Does there have to be an onboard person in charge of carrying out the garbage management plan? Yes. The company has to appoint a designated person or persons on board with the responsibility for carrying out the garbage management plan. The choice will depend on ship type and trade. + Are crew responsibilities and procedures to be identified? ‘Yes. All aspects of handling and storing of garbage by crew should be identified in the appropriate operating procedures and manual. + [sit possible to use shipboard equipment for processing garbage? Yes. Depending on ship type, area of operation and size of crew, ships may be equipped with incinerators, compactors, comminuters or other devices for garbage processing. + Does my garbage management pian have to be approved or certified? No. but there must be a garbage management plan for the crew to follow in accordance with the guidelines for the implementation of Annex V MARPOL 73178. It shall provide written procedures for minimizing, collecting, storing, processing and disposing of garbage, including the use of equipment on board. It shall also designate the person or persons in charge of carrying out the plan. ‘There shall also be a record book for recarding each discharge into the sea, to ‘a reception facility or a completed incineration. + Do garbage records have to be kept? ‘Yes. Each discharge into the sea or fo a reception facility, or completed incineration, shall be recorded in the Garbage Record Book and signed for on the date of the incineration or discharge by the officer in charge. + Is training required? ‘Yes. Training should include instruction on the definitions of garbage as well as ‘the applicable requirements for handling and disposal. + Can port State inspections be carried out? ‘Yes. The competent authority of the Government of a Party to the Convention may inspect the Garbage Record Book onboard any ship to which regulation ten applies while the ship is in its ports or offshore terminals, and may make a copy of any entry in that book, and may require the master of the ship to certify that the copy is a true copy of such an entry. ‘ABS Garbage Management Manual introduction Revision 2, September 2012